I think you may be underestimating physical violence...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was trying to emphasize the power that tongues hold I know physical violence can do a lot of damage to an individual and to bonds that's why I said "in a way that physical violence cannot always do" physical violence can do a lot of damage but it's not always as powerful as words sometimes the physical pain is easier to get over than the sting of words

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Words only do real damage through slander. If its directed at you, they're pretty easy to ignore. Also, the heart is the strongest muscle based on stamina, the jaw based on pure strength, the back based on energy output.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

And the tongue based on what?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Nothing. That's my point.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Size actually. The tongue is the strongest pound-for-pound (ounce-for-ounce) muscle that we have

by Anonymous 11 years ago

But size doesn't count. It's only cross sectional area (XCA) that does. A 1kg muscle with a 5cm^2 XCA will be much weaker than a 10g muscle with a 20cm^2 XCA. In fact, with two muscles of equal XCA, the larger one will actually be weaker, even more so if the smaller one doesn't have a base mass (bone) that it needs to move. This, and that their 'muscles' are hydraulic, is the reason ants can lift 10x their body weight.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

James 3

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Am I the only one that read this post from a sexual point of view and was really confused?

by Anonymous 11 years ago